Craig Glenday - Guinness World Records 2012
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Inspired by the animated movie Up (USA, 2009), the National Geographic Channel (USA) floated a house weighing 4,335 lb (1,966 kg) including the frame, ballast, rigging, and pilot to a height of 10,000 ft (3,050 m) over Los Angeles, USA, using a cluster of 300 helium-filled balloons 10 stories tall. The project, which took two weeks to realize in February and March 2011, was filmed for the TV series How Hard Can it Be?
Shinichi Ito (Japan) flew a horizontal, straight-line distance of 10.19 miles (16.4 km) after jumping from an airplane 33,430 ft (10,550 m) above Yolo County, California, USA. He flew for 4 min 57 sec on September 24, 2010, reaching a maximum speed of 178.3 mi/h (287 km/h) and deploying his parachute at an altitude of 3,050 ft (929.6 m). During his record attempt, he wore a Blade II wing suit, manufactured by Birdman, Inc. (Finland).
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Measuring 10 ft (3.05 m) in diameter, the largest whoopee cushion ever was made by Steve Mesure (UK) on behalf of the Street Vibe music project for an event at The Scoop in London, UK, on June 14, 2008. Volunteers were encouraged to sit on the cushion to demonstrate how wind instruments work.
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The Oulu Music Video Festivals Air Guitar World Championships, held in Oulu, Finland, have been won by Zac The Magnet Monro (UK) in 2001 and 2002, and by Ochi Dainoji Yosuke (Japan) in 2006 and 2007.
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Piloted by Jonathan Trappe (USA), the Spirit Cluster (made up of 57 balloons) flew for 13 hr 36 min 57 sec across North Carolina, USA, from April 10 to 11, 2010.
In total, Jonathan covered 109 miles (175 km) during his flight and reached a peak altitude of 7,474 ft (2,278 m).
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John Cassidy (USA) made 13 balloon sculptures in one minute in New York City, USA, on November 21, 2005. John sculpted a bone, bracelet, crocodile, dagger, dachshund, dog (no breed), dragonfly, elephant, fish, hat, honeybee, Indian headdress, and sword.
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Stephen Krieger (USA) flew a paper aircraft 207 ft 4 in (63.19 m) in a hangar near Moses Lake, Washington, USA, on September 6, 2003.
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Edwin A Shackleton (UK) had flown in a total of 841 different types of aircraft by January 2007.
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The normal intelligible outdoor range of the male human voice in still air is 590 ft (180 m). Silbo Gomero, the whistled language of the Spanish-speaking inhabitants of the Canary Island of La Gomera, is intelligible under ideal conditions at 5 miles (8 km).
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Dermot Whelan (Ireland)kept a Malteser suspended in the air for 3.18 seconds by blowing, in Dublin, Ireland, on September 16, 2008.
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In Weifang City, China, 43 kites were flown at the same time by Ma Qinghua (China) on November 7, 2006.
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20 in (50.8 cm), by Chad Fell (USA), Winston County, Alabama, USA, April 24, 2004.
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483 ft (13.67 m), by Jarom Watts (USA), Spokane, Washington, USA, February 21, 2009.
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0.15 ft3 (4,315.7 cm3) by Sam Samsam Bubbleman Heath (UK), London, UK, June 28, 2010.
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94, by Hammou Bensalah (Algeria), Soltau, Germany, September 24, 2009.
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7,248 - Volume in gallons of intestinal gas youll pass during your lifetime. In total, youll contaminate the air around you by passing wind for the equivalent of 8.7 days nonstop! Thats enough gas to demolish a small apartment building.
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